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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"and" or "comma" here

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00Are there any differences between the 2 sentences below? Thank you.02br
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00Tom is going to X 00and 00Peter is going to Y.02br
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00Tom is going to X00,00 Peter is going to Y.0-
  

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1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00Tom is going to X 00and 00Peter is going to Y. 01font 00 Not OK. You can't just join two sentences by using a comma.

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00Tom is going to X 00and 00Peter is going to Y.
  • 01font 00 Not OK.
  • You can't just join two sentences by using a comma.
  • )02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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00Tom is going to X00,00 Peter is going to Y.01font00 Not OK. You can't just join two sentences by using a comma. (This error is comm
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10Tom is going to X 10and 10Peter is going to Y. 11font10OK12font12br
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10Tom is going to X10,10 Peter is going to Y.11font10
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01font00Is it because these two are independent sentences, thats why I can't use a comma?00 Yes.02font02br
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00The link above may help you figure out the difference.0230hrefhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_clause.html
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